Under the Volcano Festival of Art & Social Change was an activist, grassroots cultural gathering held at Whey-Ah-Wichen/Cates Park on the traditional lands of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation in North Vancouver, Canada.
[1] It was Canada's largest annual political arts festival and was 100% volunteer produced.
UTV featured a number of high-profile activists and entertainers in its 20 years of existence, including: Ward Churchill, Faith Nolan, Kinnie Starr, Paint, Kathleen Yearwood, Tegan & Sara, Naomi Klein and Lourdes Perez.
More than 100 political projects and organizations set up tables at the festival, and an annual Activist Directory was distributed throughout the region, connecting the festival to political movements and work year-round.
[3] The festival provided a platform for Indigenous artists, activists and issues.